REG - Societe Generale SA GVC Holdings PLC - Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings Plc

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27/03/2018 11:30

RNS Number : 0873J
Societe Generale SA
27 March 2018
 

FORM 8.3
 
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION
 




(a) Full name of discloser:


Société Générale S.A.




(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.








(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


 GVC Holdings Plc




(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:








(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure


26/03/2018




(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


YES: Ladbrokes Coral Group plc




 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
 
(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
 




Class of relevant security:
 


Ordinary




 
 


Interests


Short positions








Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


210


0.00


5,700,558


1.88




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


5,839,493


1.92


286,000


0.09




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


5,839,703


1.92


5,986,558


1.97




 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
 
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
 




Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:








Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:








 
 
3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
 
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
 
(a)        Purchases and sales




Class of relevant security


Purchase/sale


Number of securities


Price per unit
GBP




Ordinary


Purchase


1,104


9.105




Ordinary


Purchase


1,430


9.105




Ordinary


Purchase


97


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


182


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


99


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


573


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


25


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


105


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


1,417


9.22




Ordinary


Purchase


236


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


557


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


624


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


1,276


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


1,366


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


949


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


330


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


752


9.19




Ordinary


Purchase


655


9.19




Ordinary


Purchase


531


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


1,266


9.36




Ordinary


Purchase


1,369


9.355




Ordinary


Purchase


64


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


724


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


174


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


1,112


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


191


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


281


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


1,310


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


1,319


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


540


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


880


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


1,302


9.125




Ordinary


Purchase


1,156


9.135




Ordinary


Purchase


168


9.135




Ordinary


Purchase


46


9.125




Ordinary


Purchase


271


9.125




Ordinary


Purchase


1,343


9.13




Ordinary


Purchase


1,000


9.125




Ordinary


Purchase


840


9.36




Ordinary


Purchase


1,322


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


566


9.375




Ordinary


Purchase


651


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


336


9.26




Ordinary


Purchase


423


9.36




Ordinary


Purchase


929


9.36




Ordinary


Purchase


416


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


205


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


85


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


598


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


38


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


837


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


1,191


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


460


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


464


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


492


9.135




Ordinary


Purchase


40


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


517


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


1,057


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


773


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


432


9.26




Ordinary


Purchase


1,113


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


447


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


523


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


210


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


118


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


586


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


400


9.26




Ordinary


Purchase


26


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


200


9.26




Ordinary


Purchase


872


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


518


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


728


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


1,341


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


383


9.3




Ordinary


Purchase


970


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


585


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


695


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


427


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


684


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


296


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


15


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


582


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


211


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


499


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


97


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


774


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


631


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


674


9.195




Ordinary


Purchase


1,326


9.25




Ordinary


Purchase


1,359


9.3




Ordinary


Purchase


1,300


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


205


9




Ordinary


Purchase


776


9.14




Ordinary


Purchase


646


9.145




Ordinary


Purchase


168


9.145




Ordinary


Purchase


531


9.385




Ordinary


Purchase


570


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


719


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


418


9.175




Ordinary


Purchase


899


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


1,300


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


340


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


770


9.24




Ordinary


Purchase


1,327


9.2




Ordinary


Purchase


165


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


790


9.365




Ordinary


Purchase


583


9.36




Ordinary


Purchase


755


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


589


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


221


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


1,276


9.235




Ordinary


Purchase


212


9.23




Ordinary


Purchase


1,328


9.175




Ordinary


Purchase


962


9.13




Ordinary


Purchase


295


9.13




Ordinary


Purchase


1,178


9.35




Ordinary


Purchase


1,399


9.335




Ordinary


Purchase


225


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


104


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


598


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


699


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


439


9.33




Ordinary


Purchase


848


9.33




Ordinary


Purchase


1,358


9.355




Ordinary


Purchase


1,109


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


200


9.295




Ordinary


Purchase


1,232


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


1,344


9.21




Ordinary


Purchase


731


9.145




Ordinary


Purchase


418


9.145




Ordinary


Purchase


764


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


560


9.205




Ordinary


Purchase


102


9.145




Ordinary


Purchase


38


9.15




Ordinary


Purchase


161


9.15




Ordinary


Purchase


294


9.15




Ordinary


Purchase


1,380


9.37




Ordinary


Purchase


1,434


9.12




Ordinary


Purchase


1,383


9.225




Ordinary


Purchase


469


9.305




Ordinary


Purchase


764


9.135




Ordinary


Purchase


141


9.135




Ordinary


Purchase


269


9.1350186




Ordinary


Purchase


97


9.215




Ordinary


Purchase


50,000


9.138042




Ordinary


Purchase


825


9.105




Ordinary


Sale


917


9.385




Ordinary


Sale


818


9.18




Ordinary


Sale


480


9.385




Ordinary


Sale


1,405


9.385




Ordinary


Sale


602


9.395




Ordinary


Sale


410


9.405




Ordinary


Sale


248


9.405




Ordinary


Sale


5,393


9.105




Ordinary


Sale


907


9.11




Ordinary


Sale


935


9.025




Ordinary


Sale


380


9.11




Ordinary


Sale


256


9.11




Ordinary


Sale


341


9.085




Ordinary


Sale


183


9.085




Ordinary


Sale


333


9.085




Ordinary


Sale


318


9.085




Ordinary


Sale


254


9.4




Ordinary


Sale


380


9.11




Ordinary


Sale


2,667


9.32




Ordinary


Sale


734


9.105




Ordinary


Sale


17,508


9.105




Ordinary


Sale


316


9.025




Ordinary


Sale


553


9.025




Ordinary


Sale


391


8.995




Ordinary


Sale


366


9.015




Ordinary


Sale


246


9.3




Ordinary


Sale


1,190


9.3




Ordinary


Sale


1,100


9.305




Ordinary


Sale


309


9.3




Ordinary


Sale


581


9.105




Ordinary


Sale


73,109


9.2811




Ordinary


Sale


5,998


9.294023




Ordinary


Sale


100,000


9.081172




Ordinary


Sale


1,005


9.105




Ordinary


Sale


1,000


9.40812








Total Purchases


144,494












Total Sales


221,633








 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. CFD


Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position


Number of reference securities


Price per unit GBP




Ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


50,000


9.138042




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


73,109


9.2811




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


5,998


9.294023




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


100,000


9.081172




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


1,000


9.40812




 
(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 




Class of relevant security


Product description e.g. call option


Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.


Number of securities to which option relates


Exercise price per unit


Type
e.g. American, European etc.


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit GBP






































 
(ii)        Exercise
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising/ exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit GBP




















 
 




 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 




Class of relevant security


Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion


Details


Price per unit (if applicable) GBP








 
 












4.         OTHER INFORMATION
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
 




Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"




 
 
 




 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
 




Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"




 
 
 




 
(c)        Attachments
 




Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?


NO




 
 




Date of disclosure:


27/03/2018




Contact name:


Olivier Vero




Telephone number:


+44 20 7676 6969




 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
 
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
 



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